Haier, Dow Chemical strike deal to cooperate on R&D projects

Dow Chemical and Haier Group will build the Haier-Dow Global Joint Innovation Laboratory in Qingdao, China, to boost their collaborative research projects. "We are firmly committed to offering our innovation expertise to support Haier's endeavors in providing sustainable, innovative and differentiated solutions in home-appliance and consumer-electronics products in China and around the globe," said Weiguang Yao, Dow Asia Pacific's chief technology officer.